SAVE THE DATE!
9th Annual MCWRS Symposium – Friday, May 18, 2018
Resource Management: Making the Most of Your Assets

Save the date! The Massachusetts Coalition for Water Resources Stewardship will host our 9th annual symposium on May 18, 2018 at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel in Marlborough. This year’s theme is “Resource Management: Making the Most of Your Assets”. We will update the website and distribute emails as more information becomes available. We look forward to seeing you there!

Corporate Members of MCWRS: Be a Sponsor of the 2018 Symposium!

Current Coalition corporate members are invited to sponsor this year’s Symposium on May 18 in Marlborough! As a Symposium sponsor, you can build relationships with municipal leaders and local, regional and national water industry professionals. Sponsors will receive corporate visibility on event materials and more. View the sponsorship package for details about this opportunity. The deadline to sign up is Monday, April 23, 2018.

MCWRS welcomes nominations for the 7th annual Joseph J. Superneau Leadership Award. Any individual or business/organization with a demonstrated record of advocacy and action consistent with the goals of MCWRS, and whose efforts are directed at water resources management in New England that are specifically applicable to Massachusetts is eligible. Nominations for the Joseph J. Superneau Leadership Award may be submitted by current MCWRS members using this nomination form. Please save the form to your computer and open in Adobe Reader before completing it. Nominations for the 2018 award must be received by Monday, March 26, 2018. Please e-mail completed nomination forms to events@mcwrs.org.

Support NPDES Program Delegation to MassDEP Today!

Contact the members of the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture (JENRA) to voice your support for Bill H.2777. Maintaining the status quo for clean water permitting makes sense if the current program is working. But it is not, unless endless legal battles, permits 10 years out of date, and crippling regulatory demands are signs of success. It is time to change the strategy. MassDEP successfully manages the federal clean air, hazardous waste, and drinking water programs. Why would clean water be any different? Read MCWRS’ position paper and blog for details on why we know delegation is the right thing to do. The deadline for Committees to report out bills, or send them to study (effectively killing them), is February 7, 2018, so contact JENRA members today.